12 Best Keyboard Apps For Android With Advanced Features Of 2019

January 3, 20198 min read

For many smartphone users, the standard built-in keyboards are just not enough. While the pre-installed apps are largely workable, they lack certain features which are sometimes necessary to do things efficiently. Fortunately, there are a number of good alternatives available out there with all the fun customizations, proper language support, and other features.

But before moving on with the list, I feel it’s my moral duty to remind you about the possible security and privacy risk associated with the third-party applications like keystroke logging and other sorts of hazardous malware. So it’s vital to stick with Google Play Store when it comes to Android apps.

Below we have compiled 12 best keyboard apps for Android that you can try this year. Let’s get started.

12. Grammarly Keyboard

Price: Free

If you are a professional writer or currently in the content writing industry then you probably know about Grammarly, a cloud-based platform that allows users to enhance their overall writing style. Grammarly initially started as a browser extension and now Grammarly Keyboard tends to do the same for Android users.

The app enables users to type with significantly fewer mistakes on their smartphone irrespective of the app with which they use it. From sophisticated grammar checking, punctuation correction to vocabulary assist, everything is here to boost your writing skill. It also explains or helps you understand your mistakes.

The app is currently lacking some advanced features such as such as swiping (gesture typing) and customization options which are generally available on popular keyboard apps. But since the app is relatively new there might be few updates on the way that could make it more useful and eye-catching.

11. Minuum Keyboard

Price: Free Trial/ $3.99

Minuum Keyboard is a smart and rather unorthodox way to type on your Android device. It comes with a fair amount of powerful features including gesture shortcuts, voice typing, and multi-tasking support. You can also choose between multiple keyboard layouts (A-Z, QWERTZ, and AZERTY).

But perhaps its most remarkable feature is smart word prediction engine and auto-correction ability which allow users to type faster without worrying much about accuracy. The keyboard’s layout is simple, nothing fancy but it does come with few customization options.

The app also provides the ability to switch between mini and full-sized keyboard modes and magnify keys which can be useful in certain conditions.

10. Multiling O Keyboard

Price: Free

Multiling O Keyboard is a lightweight, yet feature-rich keyboard that app can make your life easier. Here you can either choose between multiple predetermined keyboard layouts such as QWERTZ, AZERTY, DVORAK, and QWERTY or you can design your own custom layout. You will also have the ability to resize the board with 5-row or 4-row layouts.

Then there is support for voice typing, one-touch writing, emojis, stickers, auto-correct, predictive text, glide typing (gesture). The app can be used in almost all known popular languages/dialects around the world.

9. Hacker’s Keyboard

Price: Free

Are you a Linux user and usually access your system or terminal remotely through your Android smartphone (ConnectBot)? If yes, then you most probably know how hard it is to enter certain key combinations and commands. Well, Hacker’s Keyboard solves this problem.

In contrary to its rather ominous name, Hacker’s Keyboard provides any user with an easier way to navigate and enter tricky commands right from their smartphone. The app makes it possible by mirroring PC styled keyboard layout with localizing Tab/Ctrl/Esc keys, and the arrow keys.

The application supports more than thirty different languages.

8. Smart Keyboard Pro

Price: Free trial/ $2.99

Smart Keyboard Pro is a simple yet highly capable keyboard which can make typing on your smartphone more fun and error-free. Here, you get a powerful auto-correct and prediction engine with a self-learning dictionary.

You can customize the keyboard with downloadable themes or skins. There is T9 mode, and compact mode. Other features include Emoji keyboard, gesture and voice support, and custom text shortcuts.

A trial version of the app is also available with limited functionality.

7. TouchPal

Price: Free

TouchPal is another keyboard app that you can use to enjoy typing on your smartphone and at the same time enhancing it. TouchPal is a flexible yet powerful application that can do wonders about your typing problem.

6. Typany Keyboard

Price: Free

Typany is a relatively new virtual keyboard application for Android devices. While it may not be as powerful as some other apps on this list, it does have lots of room for creativity and customization. It comes with features like Doodle board, with you can make line-sketches, Emoji maker, DIY themes. It also provides options to customize font and sound style.

The app can be used in over a hundred languages. Other notable features include smart auto-correction and word prediction ability and an AI assistant. Overall, it’s a pretty decent option especially when it’s free. But I do feel some of its features are unnecessary and should have been avoided.

5. GO Keyboard

Price: Free

Go Keyboard is a simple, easy-to-use application that can surely improve your typing experience on Android devices. The app comes with heavy customization options including a variety of themes and fonts to choose from. A large number of emoji, emoticons, and stickers are also available and they are compatible with almost every popular app.

Of course, it supports multiple languages, 60 in total. It also carries an integrated dictionary which can assist you with word meanings in any one of those languages. Furthermore, there is a swipe-unlock and charge mode feature which makes it kind of an all-rounder app. Go Keyboard is free, but it does include in-app purchase options.

4. Chrooma keyboard

Price: Free

Chrooma is a fast, lightweight and AI-powered keyboard app which provides almost every necessary tools to enhance your typing. Its intelligent engine provides you with superior contextual prediction. It also helps you find the appropriate emoji and punctuations whenever you need.

It provides more customizable options than most of the apps here. Along with some essential features like keyboard resizing, predictive typing, swiping and autocorrect, the app also carry additional features like the ability to add/remove an extra number row, additional Emoji support, a search engine for GIF and one-hand mode.

There is also a Night mode feature which if enabled can change the color tone of the keyboard when low light is detected. An in-built timer can also be used to trigger this mode.

3. Fleksy Keyboard

Price: Free

Fleksy is without a doubt one of the most popular keyboard app available out there. The app boasts on its strict privacy policy and auto-correction ability that allows users to type with both speed and accuracy. It was used to break the world record for the fastest typing on a smartphone, twice.

It includes a smart gesture control feature with which you can easily add/delete words and punctuation. Fleksy can also be modified according to your taste with more than 50 themes and three different keyboard sizes. The app provides support for more than 30 international languages.

2. SwiftKey

Price: Free

SwiftKey is undoubtedly one of the most powerful and popular virtual keyboard apps available for Android devices. Enabled by artificial intelligence, SwiftKey quickly learns about your writing style, which emojis you prefer the most and other typing related details so it can adjust its prediction/auto-correct function for a smooth experience.

The app features an alternative text input method (Swiftkey Flow) with which you can enter text just by sliding your finger from letter to letter. There is also a plenty of room for customization with different themes, designs and color combinations to choose from. Moreover, the auto-correct function is supported in over 300 different languages.

1. Gboard

Price: Free

Gboard has almost everything that smart users want in their smartphone’s virtual keyboard; speed, security and plenty of features. The app features multiple text input methods; glide typing, in which you can insert text by simply rolling your fingers from character to character, voice typing and handwriting method, where you can feed text via voice command and handwriting respectively.

A built-in emoji library, support for more than sixty international languages/dialects and of-course easy access to Google search are all included. It also has plenty of room for customization. You can choose between multiple themes and keyboard styles like key borders or adding a new number row.

In a recent update, Gboard made it possible to create stickers or a ‘mini’ version of yourself through selfies. Furthermore, Google has been planning to add Morse code input option into the app. However, you should keep in mind that the app is not completely free of issues. Depending on your smartphone, it could already be your default keyboard.